uhm....well, if there is to be 10 watt routers anywhere, i certainly hope
they require directional antennas....10 watts at 2.4 GHZ could be
potentially dangerous to human tissues.
73
Colin, CF6BKX
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From: "mike" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Saturday, January 13, 2007 11:23 AM
Subject: Re: antenna building


> Here in the uk there is talk of 10watts being permitted from routers
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of Louis Kim Kline
> Sent: 13 January 2007 18:17
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> Subject: Re: antenna building
>
> Hi.
>
> Sure you can, if you know what wavelength you are working with and a few
> construction principles for the frequencies in question.  For example, as
> you get into the microwave ranges, construction techniques change quite a
> bit because inductive reactance becomes much more of an issue at higher
> frequencies.  However, if you understand the principles involved, you can
> make an antenna for anything.  Whether it is ham radio, or something else
> is irrelevant.
>
> One thing you do have to watch though is whether or not the device you are
> making the antenna for is a Part 15 device.  That is because the gain of
> the supplied antenna is figured into the Part 15 specification, and if you
> put an antenna with more gain on it and cause interference to some other
> device, you will held to be at fault and in violation of FCC rules because
> you have violated the type acceptance of that device by putting a gain
> antenna on it.
>
> 73, de Lou K2LKK
>
>
> At 02:21 PM 1/12/2007 -0600, you wrote:
> >I am studying for my general class license.  I got to the chapters on
> >antenna design.  I find this very fascinating.  I am curious now.  If
> >you can build an antenna to work for ham radio, can you build an antenna
> >to work for a wireless router?  If not why?
> >
> >
> >
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